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Month: January 2021

EQT Ventures et al. sell Peakon to trade for $700m

Employee feedback business Peakon, backed by several venture capital firms including EQT Ventures, is to be sold to listed HR software provider Workday in an all-cash deal worth $700m.

Permira-backed Dr Martens prices IPO with valuation of £3.7bn

Permira-backed Dr Martens has priced its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.

VC industry scores ‘exceptional year’ for returns amid negligible Covid-19 impact

The venture capital industry scored an "exceptional" year for performance in 2020 as the effects of the global coronavirus crisis failed to bite into returns from the asset class, new research shows.

VCs sell stakes in Rhebo to trade

eCapital has sold its stake in Germany-based cybersecurity company Rhebo to energy measurement business Landis + Gyr.

Den Sociale Kapitalfond buys Profilservice

Danish investor Den Sociale Kapitalfond Invest has acquired B2B cleaning service Profilservice.

French fashion brand JOTT gets L Catterton buyout after decade of growth

French casual clothing brand Just Over The Top has picked up backing from consumer-focused private equity house L Catterton.

Q-Impact Fund increases target to €50m

Qualitas Equity has increased the target size of its impact investment fund Q-Impact to €50m.

Capital Croissance buys majority stake in Cathay's Smart AdServer

Capital Croissance has backed the MBO of France-based online advertising business Smart AdServer in a deal that will see previous majority investor Cathay Capital retain a minority stake in the business.

Silver Lake converts AMC debt to equity

The firm converted its $600m debt into equity following this week’s remarkable stock rally

Endless acquires Evolutions TV

Endless has acquired post-production company Evolutions TV.

Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital said to eye $1.5bn for second fundraise

Bond Capital, the venture capital house founded by former executive at Kleiner Perkins, is reportedly eyeing $1.5bn for its second fundraise.

Fasanara Capital leads $48m round for Scalapay

Fasanara Capital has led a $48m round for Scalapay, a Milan-based facilitator of instalment payments.

WestBridge invests £10m in Channel 3 MBO

WestBridge has invested £10m in digital healthcare consultancy Channel 3 Consulting's MBO.

Equip Capital buys IT consultancy Miles

Oslo-based private equity firm Equip Capital has acquired a majority stake in Norwegian IT consultancy Miles.

GGV Capital closes more than $3bn across string of new USD funds, latest RMB vehicle

Sino-US investor GGV Capital has raised more than $2.5bn for the largest family of funds in its history.

VCs in €15m funding round for Compeon

Iris Capital, NRW Bank and the Qatar Development Bank have participated in a €15m series-C funding round for SME financing software platform Compeon.

Kartesia's International Cookware bolts on Duralex

Kartesia-backed International Cookware, a French kitchenware manufacturer and distributor of the Pyrex brand, has acquired Duralex, a producer of glass tableware.

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr looks to fight ‘global existential threat’ by launching two VC funds

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr has taken a leaf out of his superhero character's book by launching a pair of venture capital fund focused on sustainable tech investments.

New Jersey pension fund commits $475m across debt, infra, VC fundraises

The $83.3bn-managing New Jersey Division of Investment has committed $475m across four infrastructure, venture capital and debt funds.

Palatine appoints Crowley as IR director

Palatine Private Equity has appointed Tim Crowley as director of investor relations.

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